Ended April 10, 1956
4 teams · 3 series · 15 games
1956 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Montréal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
The Final
Montréal def. Detroit 4–1| G1 | Mar31 | at Montréal | MTL 6–4 DET | MTL 6–4 DET | Montréal leads 1–0 | /games/1956-03-31/det-mtl |
| G2 | Apr3 | at Montréal | MTL 5–1 DET | MTL 5–1 DET | Montréal leads 2–0 | /games/1956-04-03/det-mtl |
| G3 | Apr5 | at Detroit | DET 3–1 MTL | DET 3–1 MTL | Montréal leads 2–1 | /games/1956-04-05/mtl-det |
| G4 | Apr8 | at Detroit | MTL 3–0 DET | MTL 3–0 DET | Montréal leads 3–1 | /games/1956-04-08/mtl-det |
| G5 | Apr10 | at Montréal | MTL 3–1 DET | MTL 3–1 DET | Montréal wins the Cup 4–1 | /games/1956-04-10/det-mtl |
During the regular season, /playoffs shows the bracket as if the season ended today, and fills in as series are played.